beach sweep
Mid-Island beach cleanup organization aims for policy reform
NANAIMO - A newly formed local chapter of a global movement is trying to make a splash against beach trash.Surfrider Foundation Mid Island has completed half a dozen cleanups of beachfront areas and rivers, amounting to over 3,200 pounds of items collected between Ladysmith and Deep Bay over recent months.Sean Gilchris...
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Provincial Bronze
Senior Women Timbermen cap off best season to date with two tournaments
NANAIMO - Box lacrosse season has come to an end in the Harbour City, and the most successful team on the floor was the Senior Women Timbermen.They finished third at their provincial tournament, which, according to team spokesperson and player Sarah Ferguson, was their best ever performance."Last year we lost all ...
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vulnerable woman
Nanaimo Mountie pleads guilty to breach of trust following off-duty sexual encounter
NANAIMO - A local Mountie has pleaded guilty to breach of trust after engaging in sexual activity with a vulnerable woman. Cst. Mark Tyler Hilland, 47, of the Nanaimo RCMP will be sentenced at a later date after entering the plea in B.C. provincial court in Nanaimo on Thursday, Aug. 13, following an incident in July 20...
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Wildfire smoke set to drop mid-Island air quality
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beach sweep
Mid-Island beach cleanup organization aims for policy reform
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Provincial Bronze
Senior Women Timbermen cap off best season to date with two tournaments
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excessive speed
Speeding Nanaimo teenager facing possible charges after early morning crash
NANAIMO - A 13-year-old local youth is facing possible criminal charges after stealing their parent's vehicle and speeding through the community.At around 2 a.m. on July 25, an RCMP officer driving northbound on Terminal Ave., by Terminal Park Mall, spotted a speeding southbound vehicle, found to be travelling 118 kilo...
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gameday experience
'A big step up:' Nanaimo Clippers adding video wall to Frank Crane Arena
NANAIMO - Clipper fans will get a new, high-definition look at their team this season while sitting in the stands at Frank Crane Arena. The BC Hockey League team has entered into a four-year agreement with Chris Jaycox Productions to install and operate a 20' by 10' LED video wall in their home rink, being installed th...
Aug 13, 2026
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new era
Crews to demolish old Ladysmith school
LADYSMITH - Former École Davis Road Elementary is being torn down, which will be the future site of new nearly 400-seat school. Demolition crews arrived this week on Parkhill Terrace to begin the tear-down process of the the old school site, which is expected to be completed this fall. School District 68 expects...
Aug 13, 2026
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Spinning Wheels Tour
Country-wide cycling tour for Parkinson's comes to the mid-Island
NANAIMO - An annual bike ride across Canada raising funds for those living with Parkinson's disease is criss-crossing Vancouver Island this week.Parkinson Canada's Spinning Wheels Tour involves teams riding across all ten provinces this summer, with a fundraising goal of $200,000 for B.C., and close to a million dollar...
Aug 12, 2026
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known offender
Repeat Nanaimo flasher charged with two more indecent public acts
NANAIMO - A man well-known to police is once more accused of exposing himself to women in public.Mark Nieuwejaar, 65, faces two counts of committing an indecent act in a public place after allegedly exposing himself to a pair of women across two separate incidents earlier this month.Reserve Cst. Gary O'Brien told Nanai...
Aug 12, 2026
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federal cash
Nanaimo benefits from Feds boosting B.C. economic projects
NANAIMO - More than $30 million in economic development-related initiatives announced this week includes a pair of notable local industrial initiatives.Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, who's also responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, announced $30.5 million for 24 businesses and orga...
Aug 12, 2026
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British Columbia
Environment Canada warns of gusts, hail amid thunderstorm strikes in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Thunder and lightning were recorded over the skies of Metro Vancouver today with Environment Canada warning of thunderstorm in the region. The weather forecast agency's tracking map shows lightning in areas that stretch from Richmond and Ne...
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Highway through Summerland, B.C., reopened with limited hours, stopping restrictions
PENTICTON - The main highway through Summerland, B.C., has temporarily reopened, giving people a limited glimpse into some of the destruction of a fast-moving fire that chased thousands from the city and surrounding communities last weekend. Charred h...
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B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey diagnosed with 'early-stage, treatable cancer'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says she has early-stage, treatable cancer. Bailey said in a post on social media that the diagnosis came a few weeks ago and she has been given a good prognosis for full recovery. "I will be r...
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Iconic castle in Greater Victoria is to be transferred under B.C. treaty
VICTORIA - The minister responsible for treaty negotiations with First Nations in B.C. confirms public access to 30 properties, including a well-known castle, could be limited or lost completely following an agreement. More than 30 years of talks betw...
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Top B.C. Mountie Dwayne McDonald relieved of duty over unspecified allegations
OTTAWA - The commanding officer for the RCMP in British Columbia has been relieved of his duties after unspecified allegations from a decade ago. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme issued a statement Thursday saying the allegations against Dwayne McDonald d...
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Transit workers in Metro Vancouver and Victoria serve 72-hour strike notices
Three local union chapters representing transit workers in Metro Vancouver and Victoria have issued 72-hour strike notices to the employers. A statement from Unifor says transit operators in Local 111 and skilled-trade workers in Local 2200 will start ...
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Provincial Bronze
Senior Women Timbermen cap off best season to date with two tournaments
NANAIMO - Box lacrosse season has come to an end in the Harbour City, and the most successful team on the floor was the Senior Women Timbermen.They finished third at their provincial tournament, which, according to team spokesperson and player Sarah Ferguson, was their best ever performance."Last year we lost all ...
17h ago
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Canada's Best
Top U16 and U18 Nanaimo Track and Field Club Athletes compete at national championship
NANAIMO - A total of nine Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes are competing at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Regina. Tessa Bell, Ember Vaitekunas, Evelyn Argyle-Anderson and Henry Trumpy made Team BC while Will Cram, Finn English, Rowan Clarke, Finn Olsen and Lila Jeffries entered as open...
Aug 09, 2026
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Post Season Bound
NightOwls face Bellingham Bells in first ever playoff appearance
NANAIMO - It came down to the last game of the 2026 West Coast League baseball season for the NightOwls to clinch a post season berth. The team finished with a 30-24 record, on the back of a 15-8 win over Kamloops on Wednesday, Aug.4, with their final record good for fourth in the North Division. Coach Cody Andreychuk ...
Aug 07, 2026
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gameday experience
'A big step up:' Nanaimo Clippers adding video wall to Frank Crane Arena
NANAIMO - Clipper fans will get a new, high-definition look at their team this season while sitting in the stands at Frank Crane Arena. The BC Hockey League team has entered into a four-year agreement with Chris Jaycox Productions to install and operate a 20' by 10' LED video wall in their home rink, being installed th...
Aug 13, 2026
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Clippers 2026-27 BCHL schedule released
NANAIMO - Next season's full BCHL schedule has been released, with the puck dropping on the Nanaimo Clippers regular season on Friday Sept. 18 at Frank Crane Arena against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The Clippers will have 26 home dates, 26 away games, and two yet-to-be-announced contests at the BCHL Showcase.Fridays w...
Jul 08, 2026
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Looking Back
Clipper netminder takes top prize at annual awards event
NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers.The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few days removed from the end of the team's playoff run, which ended in Brooks on Friday, May 22, and featured speeches and a...
May 28, 2026
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Canada
Federal government still missing 111 Indigenous artworks from its collection
OTTAWA - The federal government still can't locate 111 Indigenous artworks missing from its collection - nearly two years after an internal audit found it couldn't account for 132. The Indigenous Art Centre's collection - established by the federal gov...
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Conservative MP who wants to skip pay raise takes request to court
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mike Dawson is fighting to forego the annual pay raise given to members of Parliament, though the House of Commons argues he is legally required to accept the money. The MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake, N.B., who first spoke out ag...
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Bail bid for man suspected of making bomb threat against U.S. Consulate delayed again
HALIFAX - A bail hearing for a man accused of making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax was adjourned for a third time Friday. Halifax resident Ali Assakereh was charged Tuesday with uttering threats and public mischief after police al...
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U.S. trade rep says Canada must lift retaliatory measures to avoid new tariffs
DES MOINES - United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described talks with his Canadian colleagues as "constructive" on Friday but said Canada would have to lift its retaliatory measures in order to avoid new tariffs. Canadian officials have i...
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In the news today: B.C. wildfire damage, awaiting tariff moves, WestJet settles suit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Highway through Summerland, B.C., reopened with limited hours, stopping restrictions The main highway through Summerland, B.C., has temporarily reopened, giving ...
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Diplomacy, peacekeeping cuts weaken Carney's middle-power vision: South African envoy
OTTAWA - South Africa's envoy to Ottawa says Canada's decision to remove most of its peacekeepers from the continent doesn't align with the Carney government's pledge to get middle powers working together. "I am saddened by the fact that the budget cut...
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World
Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work. ...
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Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Vote counting in Zambia's presidential election was suspended by the electoral authority Friday over reports of attacks on polling officials and the theft of some ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of Zambia sai...
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization said Friday. Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials," SIM International, an Evangelical mission ...
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